Aikatsu Planet! The Movie
is a 2022 Japanese hybrid tokusatsu/animated musical dance film based on a television series with a same name created by BN Pictures. The film is directed by Ryuichi Kimura, written by Misuzu Chiba and produced by BN Pictures. The film was released in Japan on July 15, 2022, as a double feature with a 25-minute short, '' Aikatsu! 10th Story: Starway to the Future''. Synopsis A few months after the Planet Princess Grand Prix, Mao's schedule is packed. To show her gratitude to her fans, she launches "Aikatsu Planet! Gratitude Festival". Cast *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: Production In October 2021, it was announced on Sunrise Festival Regeneration 2021 that ''Aikatsu Planet!'' tokusatsu/animated television series will receive a film adaptation, with director Ryuichi Kimura, and screenwriter Misuzu Chiba returning from the television series for the film. In April 2021, the official website revealed that animation character designer Risa Miyadani wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Starway To The Future
Huazhu Hotels Group Ltd (NASDAQ: HTHT;01179.HK )() is a hotel management company in China. In 2021, it was ranked the 7th largest hotel group in the world. As of June 2020, Huazhu Hotels Group operates 6,187 properties in 16 countries around the world. It was previously known as China Lodging Group Limited. The company's head office is located in Minhang District, Shanghai. Founder Qi Ji is the founder and CEO of Huazhu Hotels Group, travel booking site Ctrip (NASDAQ:CTRP), and Home INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT INC (NASDAQ:HMIN). In 2020, he was ranked as #178 on Billionaires 2021 and #178 on the China Rich List 2020. History The China Lodging/Hanting Inns business was established in 2005. The original company, Powerhill, was established in 2005, and the current Huazhu company was established in 2007.Investor FAQs [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020s Japanese Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian media, including Japanese anime. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was a subsidiary of AT&T's Otter Media, and from 2016 to 2018, the company partnered with Funimation, which would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Culver City, Dallas, New York City, Melbourne, Tokyo, Paris, Roubaix, Berlin, Chișinău, Lausanne, and London, and is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Adaptation
A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dialogic process. While the most common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis, other works adapted into films include non-fiction (including journalism), autobiographical works, comic books, scriptures, plays, historical sources and even other films. Adaptation from such diverse resources has been a ubiquitous practice of filmmaking since the earliest days of cinema in nineteenth-century Europe. In contrast to when making a remake, movie directors usually take more creative liberties when creating a film adaptation. Elision and interpolation In 1924, Erich von Stroheim attempted a literal adaptation of Frank Norris's novel '' McTeague'' with his film '' Greed.'' The resulting film was 9½ hours long, and was cut to four ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaya Matsutani
Kaya may refer to: People *Kaya (given name) *Kaya (surname) Places *Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso, capital of the department *Kaya Airport, serving the town *Kaya Department, a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso *Kaya, Fethiye, a village in Muğla Province, Turkey *Kaya, Hopa, a village in Artvin Province, Turkey *Kaya, Kyoto, a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan *Kaya (Mijikenda), a sacred forest site of the Mijikenda peoples in Kenya *Kaya, South Sudan, a town in South Sudan *Skiu-Kaya, adjoining villages in Ladakh, India * Kaya confederacy, an alternate romanization of the ancient Gaya confederacy on the Korean peninsula Popular culture *Kaya (film), ''Kaya'' (film), a 1969 Yugoslav film *Kaya FM, a radio station in Johannesburg, South Africa *Kaya (TV series), ''Kaya'' (TV series), a scripted MTV drama television series Anime *Kaya (One Piece), Kaya (''One Piece''), a fictional character in the anime and man ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mitsuki Saiga
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Ken Production. Her major roles include Tsukasa in ''.hack'', Maria Ross in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Rossiu Adai in ''Gurren Lagann'', MakubeX in ''GetBackers'', Wolfram von Bielefeld in '' Kyo Kara Maoh!'', Chie Harada in ''My-Hime'' and ''My-Otome'', Teito Klein in ''07-Ghost'', Jomy Marcus Shin in '' Toward the Terra'', and the eponymous character in '' Jing: King of Bandits''. Her deep voice is used to play male or masculine female characters. She won a Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards for her work in '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'', ''Gurren Lagann'', and '' Toward the Terra''. She also won the Overseas Fan Award at the 4th Seiyu Awards for her portrayals of Wolfram in ''Kyo Kara Maoh!'' and Souji Okita in ''Peacemaker Kurogane''. As the band Mitsuki Saiga feat. Just, she released several albums and singles that have charted on Oricon. Filmography Television animation Movies Tokusatsu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shimba Tsuchiya
is a Japanese actor and voice actor currently affliated with Trans World Japan. He debuted as an actor in 2005 and as a voice actor in 2016. Tsuchiya is best known for portraying Tsutomu Goshiki in ''Haikyū!!'' and Tatara Fujita in ''Welcome to the Ballroom''. As an actor, he is best known for his role of Toshio Saeki in the 2009 horror film, ''The Grudge 3''. He has two older sisters; Honoka, a model, and Tao Tsuchiya, also an actress. Filmography Anime ;2016 *''Haikyū!!'' as Tsutomu Goshiki ;2017 *''The Dragon Dentist'' *''Welcome to the Ballroom'' as Tatara Fujita ;2018 *'' Beatless'' as Student C, Soldier A *''Sanrio Boys'' as Various roles *''Working Buddies!'' as Belugamine-senpai ;2019 *'' Midnight Occult Civil Servants'' as Tarobo *'' O Maidens in Your Savage Season'' as Izumi Norimoto ;2021 *'' Farewell, My Dear Cramer'' as Yasuaki Tani *'' Backflip!!'' as Shōtarō Futaba *''The Aquatope on White Sand'' as Kai Nakamura ;2022 *''Police in a Pod'' as Takeshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sayaka Akimoto
is a Filipino-Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva. As an actress, Akimoto has appeared in both Japanese and American productions, and made her Hollywood debut in '' Sniper: Assassin's End'' (2020). She also provides the Japanese dub for Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Biography Early career Akimoto was born to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother. In 2012, she ran the Tokyo Marathon for the second year in a row and donated the money to the Philippines. Her solo book of photographs is entitled ''Ari no Mama''. On June 26, 2014, Akimoto was appointed as the Goodwill Philippine Tourism Ambassador in order to promote the Philippines as a tourist destination in Japan. She was also assigned as a narrator in the collaboration drama of PTV-4 and Nippon TV entitled "Halo Halo House-Jose's Nippon Diary" 2006–2013: AKB48 member Akimoto began her career in AKB48 as one of the members of the second ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aikatsu Planet!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched in December 2020. Unlike the ''Aikatsu!'', ''Aikatsu Stars!'', '' Aikatsu Friends!'', and ''Aikatsu on Parade!'' series of arcade games, it revolves around using collectible swing cards for idol battle stage. A hybrid live-action Tokusatsu drama/anime television adaptation by BN Pictures aired from January 10 to June 27, 2021. A sequel film, '' Aikatsu Planet! The Movie'' was released on July 15, 2022. Plot An ordinary first-year student at the private academy Seirei Private High School named Mao Otoha is in a place of Meisa Hinata, who suddenly disappeared, taking the avatar of ''Aikatsu Planet!'''s top idol Hana to begin her idol activities However, Mao's new role as Hana is a secret kept from everyone else. In the adored virtual world of "Aikatsu Planet!", real life idols can become an avatar. Mao, who assume the role as Hana, uses "Swing Card" with her chosen "Dressia" to put on a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Double Feature
The double feature is a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatres would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown. Opera use Opera houses staged two operas together for the sake of providing long performance for the audience. This was related to one-act or two-act short operas that were otherwise commercially hard to stage alone. A prominent example is the double-bill of ''Pagliacci'' with ''Cavalleria rusticana'' first staged on 22 December 1893 by the Metropolitan Opera, Met. The two operas have since been frequently performed as a double-bill, a pairing referred to in the operatic world colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and format The double feature originated in the later 1930s. Though the dominant presentation model, consisting of all or some of the following, continued well into the 1940s: * One or more live acts * An animated cartoon Short film, short subject ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |